diff --git a/e107_core/templates/footer_default.php b/e107_core/templates/footer_default.php
index 791f8b571..cb31bd1e8 100644
--- a/e107_core/templates/footer_default.php
+++ b/e107_core/templates/footer_default.php
@@ -387,6 +387,29 @@ if (abs($_serverTime - $lastSet) > 120)
 	 */
 
 	echo "<script>\n";
+	echo "var nowLocal = new Date();		/* time at very beginning of js execution */
+var localTime = Math.floor(nowLocal.getTime()/1000);	/* time, in ms -- recorded at top of jscript */
+	
+function SyncWithServerTime(serverTime, path, domain)
+{
+	if (serverTime) 
+	{
+	  	/* update time difference cookie */
+		var serverDelta=Math.floor(localTime-serverTime);
+		if(!path) path = '/';
+		if(!domain) domain = '';
+		else domain = '; domain=' + domain;
+	  	document.cookie = 'e107_tdOffset='+serverDelta+'; path='+path+domain;
+	  	document.cookie = 'e107_tdSetTime='+(localTime-serverDelta)+'; path='+path+domain+'; samesite=strict'; /* server time when set */
+	}
+
+	var tzCookie = 'e107_tzOffset=';
+//	if (document.cookie.indexOf(tzCookie) < 0) {
+		/* set if not already set */
+		var timezoneOffset = nowLocal.getTimezoneOffset(); /* client-to-GMT in minutes */
+		document.cookie = tzCookie + timezoneOffset+'; path='+path+domain+'; samesite=strict';
+//	}
+}\n";
 	echo "	SyncWithServerTime('', '{$_serverPath}', '{$_serverDomain}');\n";
 	//tdOffset disabled as it can't live together with HTTP_IF_NONE_MATCH (page load speed)
 	//echo "	SyncWithServerTime('{$_serverTime}', '{$_serverPath}', '{$_serverDomain}');\n";
diff --git a/e107_handlers/e107_class.php b/e107_handlers/e107_class.php
index 9425de861..814049140 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/e107_class.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/e107_class.php
@@ -2529,6 +2529,8 @@ class e107
 			return null;
 		}
 
+
+
 		$jshandler = self::getJs();
 		if(is_string($parm))
 		{
@@ -2546,11 +2548,11 @@ class e107
 				// data is e.g. 'core/tabs.js'
 				if($zone !== null)
 				{
-					$jshandler->requireCoreLib($data, $zone);
+					$jshandler->requireCoreLib($data, $zone, $parm);
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					$jshandler->requireCoreLib($data);
+					$jshandler->requireCoreLib($data, 2, $parm);
 				}
 
 			break;
@@ -2636,11 +2638,11 @@ class e107
 				}
 				if($zone !== null)
 				{
-					$jshandler->requirePluginLib($type, $data, $zone);
+					$jshandler->requirePluginLib($type, $data, $zone, $parm);
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					$jshandler->requirePluginLib($type, $data);
+					$jshandler->requirePluginLib($type, $data, 5, $parm);
 				}
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/e107_handlers/js_manager.php b/e107_handlers/js_manager.php
index 4f87d09eb..ba235ea0d 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/js_manager.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/js_manager.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class e_jsmanager
 	 */
 	protected $_cache_list = array();
 
-
+	protected $_js_defer = false;
 
 	protected $_core_prefs = array();
 
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ class e_jsmanager
 	 */
 	protected function __construct()
 	{
+		$this->_js_defer = (bool) deftrue('e_JS_DEFER'); // Experimental 2.4
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -483,17 +484,17 @@ class e_jsmanager
 	 * @param integer $zone 1-5 (see header.php)
 	 * @return e_jsmanager
 	 */
-	public function requireCoreLib($file_path, $zone = 2)
+	public function requireCoreLib($file_path, $zone = 2, $opts=[])
 	{
 		if(is_array($file_path))
 		{
 			foreach ($file_path as $fpath => $z)
 			{
-				$this->tryHeaderFile('{e_WEB_JS}'.trim($fpath, '/'), $z);
+				$this->tryHeaderFile('{e_WEB_JS}'.trim($fpath, '/'), $z, $opts);
 			}
 			return $this;
 		}
-		$this->tryHeaderFile('{e_WEB_JS}'.trim($file_path, '/'), $zone);
+		$this->tryHeaderFile('{e_WEB_JS}'.trim($file_path, '/'), $zone, $opts);
 		return $this;
 	}
 
@@ -506,17 +507,17 @@ class e_jsmanager
 	 * @param integer $zone 1-5 (see header.php)
 	 * @return e_jsmanager
 	 */
-	public function requirePluginLib($plugname, $file_path, $zone = 5)
+	public function requirePluginLib($plugname, $file_path, $zone = 5, $opts=[])
 	{
 		if(is_array($file_path))
 		{
 			foreach ($file_path as $fpath => $z)
 			{
-				$this->tryHeaderFile('{e_PLUGIN}'.$plugname.'/'.trim($fpath, '/'), $z);
+				$this->tryHeaderFile('{e_PLUGIN}'.$plugname.'/'.trim($fpath, '/'), $z, $opts);
 			}
 			return $this;
 		}
-		$this->tryHeaderFile('{e_PLUGIN}'.$plugname.'/'.trim($file_path, '/'), $zone);
+		$this->tryHeaderFile('{e_PLUGIN}'.$plugname.'/'.trim($file_path, '/'), $zone, $opts);
 		return $this;
 	}
 
@@ -550,9 +551,9 @@ class e_jsmanager
 	 * @param integer $zone 1-5 (see header.php)
 	 * @return e_jsmanager
 	 */
-	public function headerCore($file_path, $zone = 2, $pre = '', $post = '')
+	public function headerCore($file_path, $zone = 2, $pre = '', $post = '', $opts=[])
 	{
-		$this->headerFile('{e_WEB_JS}'.trim($file_path, '/'), $zone, $pre, $post);
+		$this->headerFile('{e_WEB_JS}'.trim($file_path, '/'), $zone, $pre, $post, $opts);
 		return $this;
 	}
 
@@ -563,9 +564,9 @@ class e_jsmanager
 	 * @param integer $zone 1-5 (see header.php)
 	 * @return e_jsmanager
 	 */
-	public function headerTheme($file_path, $zone = 5, $pre = '', $post = '')
+	public function headerTheme($file_path, $zone = 5, $pre = '', $post = '', $opts=[])
 	{
-		$this->headerFile(THEME.trim($file_path, '/'), $zone, $pre, $post);
+		$this->headerFile(THEME.trim($file_path, '/'), $zone, $pre, $post, $opts);
 		return $this;
 	}
 
@@ -592,9 +593,9 @@ class e_jsmanager
 	 * @param string $post
 	 * @return e_jsmanager
 	 */
-	public function headerPlugin($plugname, $file_path, $pre, $post)
+	public function headerPlugin($plugname, $file_path, $pre, $post, $opts=[])
 	{
-		$this->headerFile('{e_PLUGIN}'.$plugname.'/'.trim($file_path, '/'), 2, $pre, $post);	// Zone 2 - after libraries
+		$this->headerFile('{e_PLUGIN}'.$plugname.'/'.trim($file_path, '/'), 2, $pre, $post, $opts);	// Zone 2 - after libraries
 		return $this;
 	}
 
@@ -606,11 +607,11 @@ class e_jsmanager
 	 * @param integer $zone 1-5 (see header.php and footer.php)
 	 * @return e_jsmanager
 	 */
-	public function tryHeaderFile($file_path, $zone = 5)
+	public function tryHeaderFile($file_path, $zone = 5, $opts=[])
 	{
 		if(!defined('HEADER_INIT'))
 		{
-			$this->headerFile($file_path, $zone);
+			$this->headerFile($file_path, $zone, null, null, $opts);
 			return $this;
 		}
 
@@ -1241,12 +1242,23 @@ class e_jsmanager
 		switch($mod)
 		{
 			case 'settings':
-				$tp = e107::getParser();
-				$json = $tp->toJSON($this->_e_js_settings);
-				echo "<script>\n";
-				echo "var e107 = e107 || {'settings': {}, 'behaviors': {}};\n";
-				echo "jQuery.extend(e107.settings, " . $json . ");\n";
-				echo "</script>\n";
+
+
+				if($this->_js_defer)
+				{
+					echo "<script src='".e_WEB_ABS."js/core/settings.jquery.php' defer></script>\n";
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					$tp = e107::getParser();
+					$json = $tp->toJSON($this->_e_js_settings);
+					echo "<script>\n";
+					echo '$(document).ready(function() {';
+					echo "var e107 = e107 || {'settings': {}, 'behaviors': {}};\n";
+					echo "jQuery.extend(e107.settings, " . $json . ");\n";
+					echo '});';
+					echo "</script>\n";
+				}
 			break;
 
 			case 'framework': // CDN frameworks - rendered before consolidation script (if enabled)
@@ -1483,8 +1495,8 @@ class e_jsmanager
 					
 					$path = $tp->replaceConstants($path, 'abs').'?external=1'; // &amp;'.$this->getCacheId();
 					$path = $this->url($path);
-
-					echo $pre.'<script src="'.$path.'"></script>'.$post;
+					$defer = ($this->_js_defer) ? ' defer' : '';
+					echo $pre.'<script src="'.$path.'"'.$defer.'></script>'.$post;
 					echo "\n";
 					continue;
 				}
@@ -1583,8 +1595,8 @@ class e_jsmanager
 					{
 						continue;
 					}
-
-					echo $pre.'<script src="'.$path.'"'.$inline.'></script>'.$post;
+					$defer = ($this->_js_defer && strpos($inline,'defer')===false) ? ' defer' : '';
+					echo $pre.'<script src="'.$path.'"'.$inline.$defer.'></script>'.$post;
 					echo "\n";
 					continue;
 				}
@@ -1759,7 +1771,8 @@ class e_jsmanager
 
 			if($type == 'js')
 			{
-				echo "<script src='".$this->url(e_WEB_ABS."cache/".$fileName,'js',false)."'></script>\n\n";
+				$deferCache = ($this->_js_defer) ? 'defer' : '';
+				echo "<script src='".$this->url(e_WEB_ABS."cache/".$fileName,'js',false)."' $deferCache></script>\n\n";
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -1979,7 +1992,9 @@ class e_jsmanager
 				}
 				echo '<script>';
 				echo "\n//<![CDATA[\n";
+				echo ($this->_js_defer) ? "window.onload = function(){\n" : '';
 				echo implode("\n\n", $content_array);
+				echo ($this->_js_defer) ? "};\n" : '';
 				echo "\n//]]>\n";
 				echo '</script>';
 				echo "\n";
@@ -2054,6 +2069,12 @@ class e_jsmanager
 		return ($this->isInAdmin() ? 'admin' : 'front');
 	}
 
+	public function getSettings()
+	{
+		return $this->_e_js_settings;
+	}
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Get current theme name
 	 *
diff --git a/e107_web/js/core/all.jquery.js b/e107_web/js/core/all.jquery.js
index b66313dbc..c305e9e93 100644
--- a/e107_web/js/core/all.jquery.js
+++ b/e107_web/js/core/all.jquery.js
@@ -1491,8 +1491,7 @@ $(document).ready(function()
 // Legacy Stuff to be converted. 
 // BC Expandit() function 
 
-	var nowLocal = new Date();		/* time at very beginning of js execution */
-	var localTime = Math.floor(nowLocal.getTime()/1000);	/* time, in ms -- recorded at top of jscript */
+
 
 	
 	function expandit(e) {
@@ -1547,26 +1546,7 @@ $(document).ready(function()
 		
 		
 		
-function SyncWithServerTime(serverTime, path, domain)
-{
-	if (serverTime) 
-	{
-	  	/* update time difference cookie */
-		var serverDelta=Math.floor(localTime-serverTime);
-		if(!path) path = '/';
-		if(!domain) domain = '';
-		else domain = '; domain=' + domain;
-	  	document.cookie = 'e107_tdOffset='+serverDelta+'; path='+path+domain;
-	  	document.cookie = 'e107_tdSetTime='+(localTime-serverDelta)+'; path='+path+domain+'; samesite=strict'; /* server time when set */
-	}
 
-	var tzCookie = 'e107_tzOffset=';
-//	if (document.cookie.indexOf(tzCookie) < 0) {
-		/* set if not already set */
-		var timezoneOffset = nowLocal.getTimezoneOffset(); /* client-to-GMT in minutes */
-		document.cookie = tzCookie + timezoneOffset+'; path='+path+domain+'; samesite=strict';
-//	}
-}
 	
 	
 	function urljump(url){
diff --git a/e107_web/js/core/settings.jquery.php b/e107_web/js/core/settings.jquery.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9e9195ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e107_web/js/core/settings.jquery.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+$_E107['minimal'] = true;
+require_once("../../../class2.php");
+ob_start();
+ob_implicit_flush(0);
+header("last-modified: " . gmdate("D, d M Y H:i:s",mktime(0,0,0,15,2,2004)) . " GMT");
+header('Content-type: text/javascript');
+
+$tp = e107::getParser();
+$json = $tp->toJSON(e107::getJs()->getSettings());
+
+$js = '$(document).ready(function() {';
+$js .= "var e107 = e107 || {'settings': {}, 'behaviors': {}};\n";
+$js .= "jQuery.extend(e107.settings, " . $json . ");\n";
+$js .= '});';
+
+header ('ETag: "' . md5($js).'"' );
+echo $js;
+echo_gzipped_page();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e107_web/js/e_js.php b/e107_web/js/e_js.php
index 07ac544ba..dd76bc04a 100644
--- a/e107_web/js/e_js.php
+++ b/e107_web/js/e_js.php
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ function preview_image(src_val,img_path, not_found)
 
 
 //-->";
-header ('ETag: "' . md5($text).'"' );
+header ('ETag: "' . md5($js).'"' );
 echo $js;
 echo_gzipped_page(); 
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file